06: Universal Health Care Models
Overview
Universal Health Care is lauded by many as a way to provide and equalize a right to health to country constituents. As we learned in the Citizenship and ACA modules, state rights for it's citizens are often differentiated. Today we'll investigate Universal Health Care via three case studies: Brazil, Canada, and the UK.
I will give a presentation on my work and the Brazilian Healthcare System and the second half of the class will consist of group-led discussions as assigned.
Lecture:
Required Readings
- Hankivskiy, O. and Christoffersen, A. 2008. Intersectionality and the determinants of health: A Canadian Perspective Download Intersectionality and the determinants of health: A Canadian Perspective. Critical Public Health. 18(3): 272-283.
- Tang, S.Y. and Brown, A.J. 2008. 'Race' matters: racialization and egalitarian discourses involving Aboriginal people in the Canadian health care context Download 'Race' matters: racialization and egalitarian discourses involving Aboriginal people in the Canadian health care context. Ethnicity & Health. 13(2): 109-127.
- Smaje, Chris, and Julian Le Grand. "Ethnicity, equity and the use of health services in the British NHS. Download Ethnicity, equity and the use of health services in the British NHS." Social science & medicine 45.3 (1997): 485-496.
- Cooper, Claudia, et al. "Ethnic inequalities in the use of health services for common mental disorders in England Download Ethnic inequalities in the use of health services for common mental disorders in England." Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 48.5 (2013): 685-692.
- Paim, Jairnilson, et al. "The Brazilian health system: history, advances, and challenges Download The Brazilian health system: history, advances, and challenges." The Lancet 377.9779 (2011): 1-20.
- Pagano, Anna. "Everyday narratives on race and health in Brazil Download Everyday narratives on race and health in Brazil." Medical anthropology quarterly 28.2 (2014): 221-241.
Optional Readings & Resources
- McKenzie KJ, Crowcroft NS. Race, ethnicity, culture, and science Download Race, ethnicity, culture, and science. BMJ : British Medical Journal. 1994;309(6950):286-287.
- Warden, John. "NHS to come under Race Relations Act Download NHS to come under Race Relations Act." BMJ 318 (1998): 625.
- Remainder of Paim, 2011 Download Paim, 2011
Discussion
For this class, you were assigned one of three countries. What did you learn about one of the other two that intersects with the readings for your country? Are there any relevant current events we should have talked about? How do universal health care models work or don't work?
Go to Discussion Thread for Week 06 to further discuss